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Teflon-coated

Teflon-coated

1 4.9
A surface with a smooth non-stick layer used on pans and pots for cooking
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛflɒnˌkoʊtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recubierto de Teflón
  • Definitely use an iron skillet or a Teflon-coated non-stick black skillet, not stainless steel.

Examples

  • For easy cleanup, use a Teflon-coated frying pan to cook your eggs without them sticking.

  • The chef recommended using a Teflon-coated baking sheet to prevent cookies from sticking.

  • After several uses, the Teflon-coated sauté pan still looked brand new and was easy to clean.

Synonyms

nonstick
vsTeflon-coated
2.1

A surface that keeps food from staying on it when you cook

specifies a particular synthetic coating as the source of the food-release property

How Non-Stick

Teflon-coated
  • Specialized
1 4.9
seasoned
2 4.1
oiled
4 3.7
uncoated
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Surface Forms

Teflon-coated positive

Morphology

Teflon-coated = Teflon + coat (transparent) = Teflon + coat + ed

Formed from 'Teflon' + 'coat' with the participial suffix '-ed', meaning 'covered with Teflon', which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Teflon-coated comes from the brand Teflon and the word coated, which means 'covered'. So, think of a Teflon-coated pan as a pan covered with a 'non-stick' layer that lets food slide off easily.